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I don't trailer mine and have to remember, "I drove it here and will have to drive it home" and even my 2015 Rubicon has parts now are no longer in production!

Ch. 16 and surf the the others. Spent a lot of time in Uwharrie NF years ago. Palmetto Jeep Club even owned a trail (SAWMILL) for winter maintenance before it was re-routed. Seen lots of changes pass thru that park. Did some (worked) Camp Jeeps too in VA. Mostly we wheel with VA4WDA and Williamsburg, TN, JJAM any more. Completed the Trans American Trail and others....

When I first started with this I had my unit turned on all the time I ran the Jeep. Not so much anymore. Many Jeepers were talking about using CH. 16 (4x4) but I never hardly hear anything there either. I guess this i really a business and family form of communications. Scanning doesn't bring up much either in S'ville.

Might I suggest you print out a copy of the (NEW) Operations Manual and instructions for the CTCSS & DCS code and operation/steps for a file to keep in the car for future use. I did this and it helped me alot -down the road-! Best wishes on the getting old and the new radio!

Same results.

You took your good energy to load it. Return it to where you think it might belong (and found by the possible owner) and call the supposed owner of the place you dropped it off at, to inform them it was you that placed it there and why. You'll sleep better at night. and you know why.

Usually someone else talking on the channel using another code your radio isn't programed on.

"Can't wait to see "some people" reply here.. You will know them when you see them." That did pretty much sum it up, hehe!

Summerville, SC. Had my radio for about three years now. There is a fellow in Bowman with a GMRS repeater up and running for some time now as well as Hopkins and Kingstree.

I had to look this up (Strike #1) but, (no pun intended) now I have seen it and can't un-see it. No I don't have a need to know how, or why you know this....hummmm...

The only setup I have for a real mobile is a MXT-400 Midland with the MXTA26 antenna. I made a mount for the antenna to set on and it all seems to work pretty good so far. I certainly don't understand all the jargon used around the components and just wanted a simple radio I could depend on to get the job done. I purchased a couple hand held years ago that I even forgot I had. They probably would work just fine for on the trail rides just as well. It was a struggle to finally come up with a secure mount in my 2015 Jeep but I managed to get'er done on the top of the dashboard and is not a knee-knocker. As the time goes by, I have read a lot here and many discussions have made me want to search the radio functions I have that are not necessarily printed in the Owner Manual. It has paid off for me.

Seems to pretty much spell it out.

I have had the Midland MXT400 in my Jeep Wrangler for about three years now. I usually get the most use out of it on trail rides. As I understand it, the MXT500 is pretty much the same but with more output power. Also you can select the wideband feature that will assist in getting better reception of other brand systems. Midland is usually a narrow band and it makes you turn un the volume to hear wideband radios better. My daily driving usage has been very limited and involves GMRS repeaters when/where available. Overall, there are few people using this system of communication except to speak with fellow travelers or local neighbor chats. Businesses around town use it often. For me I set the channel selector on SCAN and that is what I hear the most of.

Same here in Summerville, SC. I listen mostly as there id no one around here either so, I just the scan feature. BUT HEY, GMRS isn't like CB's. Although I get to use mine when we're off roading in the Jeeps...

Maybe the bad rap is due to a poorly written operations manual that does not spell out all the functions of the unit. I too had to experiment for the code scanning function among others. One dislike I do have (due to my own ignorance at purchase time) was the radio was narrow band and not wide band. It works well with others like units but it was never told to the masses that were required to switch to GMRS for coms on the trails (JEEPJAMUSA). Sure just a simple tweak of the volume control takes care of that until a narrow-band makes a reply! So far, I have had plenty of time to adjust and learn so it isn't a huge problem overall but there could be other corners that were cut and I'd never know....

There is no TONE SCAN button on the Midland MXT400 so...... I found thru experimentation that I can SCAN CTCSS/DCS tones on the MXT400. The procedure is easy to do actually: 1. Select the frequency of the repeater then: 2. Push the TS/DCS button once and then: 3. Hold down the TS/DCS button until a scan starts I believe it will scan until the MXT 400 determines the proper code. While in the SCAN Mode, I turned the frequency selection knob and see that it changes/reversed the order of the actual scan too, cool!

I just set my unit to SCAN all the channels....

Thinking I'll stick with my 6 dB gain for off roading and around town. It works and is flexible enough for what I need on & off road.

I do request use if it is an open repeater and I maintain a list of codes for the approved ones. And the other open ones. I know when I drivee thru the area I can use them and have the necessary information at hand. Am a wandering Jeeper and do have my radio on, most all the time scanning.

Oh but they can with prior agreement. As "Home" can mean a predetermined meeting place or another location.

"WE" use coded signals all the time, examples: Home: I'm going home. No one else listening knows that location of what the actual location refers to. Location: The key is in it's usual location Ass whooping: Tell John he is getting an Ass whooping when I get home! Who is John and just what does "Ass Whopping" refer too? Number three lug-nut: The number three lug nut is loose and needs to be tighten. etc:..........

Absolutely and I do for for most all channels. When traveling across country through sometimes I hear repeaters not listed on MyGMRS.com and think it would be nice to know the information, just in-case I get in a jam. I remember to clear the channels I use after leaving the areas most times.

C/P to add in my notes for times that I am near other GMRS activities. I'm trying to keep a list of Frequencies/Channels and tones for my travels. Seems some frequencies are more desired by repeater operators than others, so I have to keep swapping CTCSS/DCS tones as we travel. Having that information about scanning will likely assist me too, THANKS!

I have had this radio now several years and live in an area where there isn't much GMRS traffic but I do use the scan feature often picking up FRS conversations mostly. I have noticed that I also have a feature that appears to scan thru all the CTCSS/DCS codes I believe. Nothing in the operators manual explains this operation or, why it functions (runs thru all the codes very quickly) like this or how it is used. What feature is this and how does it operate?

Should do well there. A good repeater located in the area that I have used from time to time when wheeling thru the mountains just southwest from there. Welcome!